Sunstorm

Author : Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345452526
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sunstorm written by Arthur C. Clarke and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2005-03-29 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Clarke and Baxter have mastered the art of saving the world in blockbuster style.”—Entertainment Weekly Returned to the Earth of 2037 by the mysterious and powerful Firstborn, Bisesa Dutt is haunted by memories of her five years spent on the strange alternate Earth called Mir, a jigsaw-puzzle world made up of lands and people cut out of different eras of Earth’s history. Why did the Firstborn create Mir? Why was Bisesa taken there and then brought back just a day after her disappearance? Bisesa’s questions are answered when scientists discover an unnatural anomaly in the sun’s core—evidence of alien intervention more than two thousand years ago. Now plans set in motion by inscrutable observers light-years away are coming to fruition in a sunstorm designed to eradicate all life on Earth in a bombardment of radiation. As the apocalypse looms, religious and political differences on Earth threaten to undermine every countereffort. And all the while, the Firstborn are watching. . . . Praise for Sunstorm “An absolute must for science fiction fans.”—All Things Considered, NPR “Enthralling . . . highly satisfying.”—The New York Times Book Review “Will keep readers turning pages.”—Publishers Weekly

Author : Asa Larsson
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 0440336252
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sun Storm written by Asa Larsson and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2006-04-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF SWEDEN’S BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL AWARD • In the land of silence and snow, the killing has begun . . . Rebecka Martinsson is heading home to Kiruna, the town she’d left in disgrace years before. A Stockholm attorney, Rebecka has a good reason to return: her friend Sanna, whose brother has been horrifically murdered in the revivalist church his charisma helped create. Beautiful and fragile, Sanna needs someone like Rebecka to remove the shadow of guilt that is engulfing her, to forestall an ambitious prosecutor and a dogged policewoman. But to help her friend, and to find the real killer of a man she once adored and is now not sure she ever knew, Rebecka must relive the darkness she left behind in Kiruna, delve into a sordid conspiracy of deceit, and confront a killer whose motives are dark, wrenching, and impossible to guess. . . . Praise for Sun Storm “Richly atmospheric.”—Kirkus Reviews “Larsson builds suspense gradually but inexorably, and she is equally good at creating mood. . . .This impressive debut heralds another striking voice from Scandinavia.”—Booklist “For those who eschew exotic travel in favor of the familiar hammock, there’s nothing better than a well-written and well-translated story from some place you’ll probably never visit. is that story and more!”—Rocky Mountain News

Author : Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345491580
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Firstborn written by Arthur C. Clarke and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Firstborn–the mysterious race of aliens who first became known to science fiction fans as the builders of the iconic black monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey–have inhabited legendary master of science fiction Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s writing for decades. With Time’s Eye and Sunstorm, the first two books in their acclaimed Time Odyssey series, Clarke and his brilliant co-author Stephen Baxter imagined a near-future in which the Firstborn seek to stop the advance of human civilization by employing a technology indistinguishable from magic. Their first act was the Discontinuity, in which Earth was carved into sections from different eras of history, restitched into a patchwork world, and renamed Mir. Mir’s inhabitants included such notables as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and United Nations peacekeeper Bisesa Dutt. For reasons unknown to her, Bisesa entered into communication with an alien artifact of inscrutable purpose and godlike power–a power that eventually returned her to Earth. There, she played an instrumental role in humanity’s race against time to stop a doomsday event: a massive solar storm triggered by the alien Firstborn designed to eradicate all life from the planet. That fate was averted at an inconceivable price. Now, twenty-seven years later, the Firstborn are back. This time, they are pulling no punches: They have sent a “quantum bomb.” Speeding toward Earth, it is a device that human scientists can barely comprehend, that cannot be stopped or destroyed–and one that will obliterate Earth. Bisesa’s desperate quest for answers sends her first to Mars and then to Mir, which is itself threatened with extinction. The end seems inevitable. But as shocking new insights emerge into the nature of the Firstborn and their chilling plans for mankind, an unexpected ally appears from light-years away.

Author : Chittaranjan Kole
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030892697
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Catharanthus Genome written by Chittaranjan Kole and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive compilation of deliberations on botany, medicinal importance, genetic diversity, classical genetics and breeding, in vitro biosynthesis, somatic embryogenesis, genetic transformation, molecular mapping, genome sequence, and functional genomics of Catharanthus roseus. Catharanthus is the most important medicinal plant in the world that contains about 130 therapeutic alkaloids out of which vinblastine and vincristine are the two highly used anticancer drugs sold by the pharmaceutically industries. Altogether, the book contains about 10 chapters authored by globally reputed experts on the relevant field of this plant. This book is useful to the students, teachers and scientists in the academia and relevant private companies interested in horticulture, genetics, breeding, pathology, entomology, physiology, molecular genetics and breeding, in vitro culture and genetic engineering, and structural and functional genomics. This book is also useful to pharmaceutical industries.

Author : Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345452496
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time's Eye written by Arthur C. Clarke and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wonderfully entertaining . . . a story that engrosses you with its dramatized ideas about the nature of existence . . . You won’t set the book down either to eat or sleep or work if you can help it.”—Chicago Tribune In an instant, Earth is carved up in time and reassembled like a huge jigsaw puzzle. Suddenly the world becomes a patchwork of eras, from prehistory to 2037, each with its own indigenous inhabitants. The explanation for this cataclysmic event may lie in the ancient city of Babylon, where two groups of refugees from 2037—three cosmonauts and three U.N. peacekeepers—have detected strange radio signals. The peacekeepers find allies in nineteenthcentury British troops and in the armies of Alexander the Great. The cosmonauts join forces with the Mongol horde led by Genghis Khan. Both sides set out for Babylon, vowing to win the race for knowledge—as a powerful and mysterious entity watches, waiting. Praise for Time’s Eye “A rousing adventure.”—The New York Times Book Review “By the end, when two of history’s most ambitious conquerors meet, we are so thoroughly invested in the characters, we can’t wait for the sequel.”—Entertainment Weekly (Editor’s Choice) “A fast and engaging read.”—Rocky Mountain News

Author : Asa Larsson
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141917164
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Savage Altar written by Asa Larsson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-02-07 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A breath of fresh cold air . . . a dangerous edge to gladden fans of Lisbeth Salander' Boyd Tonkin The first in the Rebecka Martinsson series from the million-book bestselling author, for fans of Stieg Larsson, The Bridge and The Killing TV series. A church in the glittering frozen wastes of northern Sweden. Inside, a sacrifice: the body of a man - slashed to pieces, hands severed, eyes gouged out. The victim's sister is first to discover the body and she soon finds herself the police's only suspect. Terrified and confused, she calls on an old friend: hot-shot city lawyer Rebecka Martinsson. Can Rebecka dig beneath the surface of the community that she once fled, and find the truth? 'A chilling plot knee-deep in blood-spattered snow' Jim Kelly 'A labyrinthine conspiracy, superlative storytelling' Independent A nail biting, suspense-filled mystery' Sunday Telegraph

Author : Endi Bogue Hartigan
Publisher : Colorado Prize for Poetry
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Sun Storm written by Endi Bogue Hartigan and published by Colorado Prize for Poetry. This book was released on 2008 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2008 Colorado Prize for Poetry Published by the Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University "Endi Bogue Hartigan's poems are enveloping: one is immersed in experiences of ice drifts, orange peels, and the striving toward a clarity (Let us be clear, one poem reiterates) that crystallizes and then evaporates. Subjects and objects are beautifully combined and confused through repetitions both musical and mysterious; each separate thing helps to form the existence of another. A reader is drawn into a process of thinking - a kind of sifting and sorting - ambitious for the large world that is always beyond one's grasp. One Sun Storm is not a mere collection, but a total project in which each poem is part of the whole. The passing by of the pieces of this created world engenders gratitude and awe." - Martha Ronk, final judge and author of Vertigo, In a Landscape of Having to Repeat, and Why/Why Not

Author : Debrah LaRue
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595223419
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sun Storm Diaries written by Debrah LaRue and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-05-24 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sun Storm Diaries explores the Dark Side of the psyche. Nightmares and Apocalyptic visions come alive spawned by Fear, Human Weakness and Despair. Tales of Lost Love are told in the poetic grip of Dark obsession, Pain and Grief. Prepare for an emotional rollar coaster and an unpeaceful ride.

Author : Kirby Ulrey
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1425715990
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Novajocks written by Kirby Ulrey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006-07-03 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AS IF RACING WASN'T DANGEROUS ENOUGH Derrick Matthews is among the select few aerocar racers eligible to participate in the North American Championship Circuit, touted as the Nextel Cup of aerocar racing. However, there's more at stake than just the first place position; a consortium of shady corporations plan to use the NACC as a bargaining counter to gain control of the fledgling fusion industry. Join Derrick on and off the track as he competes for the Championship Cup, tries to make peace with his new PR manager (who just happens to be his ex-girlfriend; how's that for bad karma?), and discovers a plot that may not only end his career, but also his life.

Author : Gary Westfahl
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 143444371X
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sense-of-Wonderful Century written by Gary Westfahl and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers together many of the illuminating essays on science fiction and fantasy film penned by a major critic in the SF field. The pieces are roughly organized in the chronological order of when the movies and television programs being discussed first appeared, with essays providing more general overviews clustered near the beginning and end of the volume, to provide the overall aura of a historical survey. Although this book does not pretend to provide a comprehensive history of science fiction and fantasy films, it does intermingle analyses of films and TV programs with some discussions of related plays, novels, stories, and comic books, particularly in the essays on This Island Earth and 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels. Inciteful, entertaining, and full of intelligent and witty observations about science fiction and its sometimes curious relationship with the visual media, these essays will both delight and entertain critics, fans, and viewers alike.